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Famous people · Méral, Mayenne

A single famous person was born in Méral: Jean-Paul Hévin

Jean-Paul Hévin, the French chocolatier, was born in 1957. That places their birth between 1914 and 1969. Articles about them exist in 2 languages. A short trip away, Craon (8 mi) counts 4 famous people, Volney among them.

Born here
1
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Jean-Paul Hévin
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1957
Jean-Paul Hévin
Most common field
Business
1 person
The best known

Born in Méral

JH#1
Business

Jean-Paul Hévin

born 1957

French chocolatier

2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

The fullest list close by belongs to Craon, with 4.

Questions about famous people from Méral

Who is the most famous person from Méral?

Jean-Paul Hévin (French chocolatier) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.

How many famous people were born in Méral?

1 people born in Méral have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one). Wikidata places 2 people here; the rest aren’t listed because an article names somewhere else or no town, or a check couldn’t be completed.

What is Méral known for?

Among its famous people, business people: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 2% across French towns.

Who counts as from Méral?

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Méral itself, matched by its INSEE code (a commune merged into it counts when the dates allow), whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. A hospital or neighbourhood recorded without its commune isn’t matched. People who only lived here, adult performers and people known mainly for crimes aren’t listed.

Why is someone missing?

Their Wikidata birthplace may be a hospital, a neighbourhood or a wider area, another commune, or missing, or their articles may not name a birthplace. We only list people the sources agree on; editing Wikidata or Wikipedia changes this page at the next refresh.

From Wikidata (CC0: birthplaces, descriptions, years, occupations, how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each person) and French and English Wikipedia (each person’s articles confirm the birthplace; linked, not quoted). Birthplaces are matched to the commune by INSEE code and its history of mergers (INSEE COG 2026). Ranked by the number of articles. Fields are read from Wikidata’s description and occupations. “The usual town”: everyone listed across French towns. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the license below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (2)

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.